October 11, 2021
Day 4: To Isny
Our last day in the Allgäu and we wake up to blue skies but the temperature is near freezing. I spend some time getting my journal up to date and we don't leave until check-out time, 10:30, thus giving the sun a chance to warm things up a bit. After ten degrees and fog, ten degrees with sun is a different story. Or am I becoming acclimated?
We have an enjoyable ride to Isny, partially on the same route we rode on our first day. Again we have some splendid views over pastures and from the highest point, the Allgäu Alps are visible on the horizon.
The last kilometers before we reach Isny are on a bicycle path next to the highway. It's good to have a dedicated path when there are no small roads leading into the town. Or to be honest, I didn't notice that there was going to be a section following the highway, otherwise I might have chosen another route.
Why did I pick Isny for today's ride other than that the distance seemed right? I noted somewhere that there is a church and castle to look at and that Isny has a historic center. We weren't too impressed with the historic center but we did find a table in the sun for lunch.
After lunch we didn't look for the church or the castle, nor did we complete the loop I had mapped. We still had a car ride back home on the day's agenda and decided to return the way we came. The sky was clouding over and it was a good decision. The ride back was a speedy one, lots of downhill runs and again the views.
We loaded the bikes on the bike rack and were home in a comfortable one-and-a-half hours, no traffic jams. We were very pleased with ourselves for eking out one more excellent tour in October. We found the Allgäu a perfect region for cycling with its abundance of small roads and proximity to Munich. We should definitely return for more exploring here. However, I think this was the last tour for this year. Don't challenge me to do another!
Today's ride: 39 km (24 miles)
Total: 149 km (93 miles)
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Vielen schoenen Dank fur uns zum mitbringen auf seine Tour. Die Ansichten ausgezeichneten war.
And thanks for letting me practice my German with you. It’s been many years since I’ve lived in Germany, and much longer still since I learned the language in my family home , so forgive my errors. I’ll be waiting for your next tour, even if you only go out your front door in beautiful Bayern.
Mit vielen herzlichen Gruss zum Hause,
Keith
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I also love following the inspirational Anderson's and have been very much enjoying keeping up on their current tour.
My husband & I live in NZ and are biting at the bit to get back to Europe to do some touring. We own e-bikes here and now wouldn't consider anything else. We rented e-bikes in Andalucia and Puglia for some touring but they weren't ideal and ended up having distance anxiety with batteries that were unreliable. Next time we would like to purchase our own bikes, the problem being what to do with them at the end. Tricia Graham had the great idea of using a storage unit as we plan to do this on a regular basis and this still seems to be the best option. I researched taking our own bikes but renting batteries doesn't seem easy, buying new ones is expensive and shipping batteries from here sounds complicated and expensive.
The other thing we struggled with was getting our e-bikes onto trains quickly and then having to heave them into the upright storage positions they have on the trains. How do you manage with that? We are thinking we should perhaps looking at folders that would make it easier to travel with but not sure how comfortable they are for long distance touring.
Do you have any good advise to offer and also bike shops you could recommend. We are thinking we would love to start our tour in Germany and follow a similar itinerary to the Andersons tour.
Kind Regards
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